Patents by Inventor Shota KATSUNO

Shota KATSUNO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lighting device with elongated light guide, housing and attachments thereof
    Patent number: 12109944
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source unit that outputs light, an elongated light guide including a first end surface on which the light is incident, a second end surface located opposite to the first end surface, an emitting surface, and at least one held portion provided on at least one of the longitudinal side surfaces different from the emitting surface, the light guide guiding the light from the first end surface to the second end surface, and a housing including an attachment portion to which the light source unit is attached, a housing portion that is open at an end portion on the attachment portion side and includes a housing recess to house the light guide and an exposure opening exposing the emitting surface, and a holding portion that holds the light guide in the housing recess by sandwiching the at least one held portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Mori, Yoichi Matsuoka, Koichiro Endo, Yukihiko Umeda, Shota Katsuno, Hiroyuki Asano
  • LIGHTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20240101026
    Abstract: A lighting device includes a light source unit that outputs light, an elongated light guide including a first end surface on which the light is incident, a second end surface located opposite to the first end surface, an emitting surface, and at least one held portion provided on at least one of the longitudinal side surfaces different from the emitting surface, the light guide guiding the light from the first end surface to the second end surface, and a housing including an attachment portion to which the light source unit is attached, a housing portion that is open at an end portion on the attachment portion side and includes a housing recess to house the light guide and an exposure opening exposing the emitting surface, and a holding portion that holds the light guide in the housing recess by sandwiching the at least one held portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Toshiaki MORI, Yoichi MATSUOKA, Koichiro ENDO, Yukihiko UMEDA, Shota KATSUNO, Hiroyuki ASANO